The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace today issued the following statement on the introduction of the deceptively-titled Employee Free Choice Act, or “card check” bill: “Despite all the rhetoric coming from Big Labor, it’s clear that effectively eliminating secret ballots for workers in union organizing elections has become too politically radioactive for members of Congress [...]
Coalition Says ‘Card-Check’ Faces Roadblocks
March 10th, 2009 · 3 Comments
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Poll: 74 Percent of Union Members Oppose Card Check Provisions in Employee Free Choice Act
March 3rd, 2009 · No Comments
With media reports indicating that Vice President Joe Biden will use his address before the AFL-CIO’s winter meeting on Thursday to outline the Obama Administration’s game plan on card check, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace urged the Vice President to consider the views of the overwhelming majority of union members who are opposed to [...]
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‘Move Along! Nothing to See Here, Folks’
January 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment
President-elect Barack Obama’s post-election statements and actions have left some wondering whether, in fact, there are any real differences between him and President George W. Bush. While liberals berate the 43rd president for being a puppet of wealthy GOP donors, deep-pocketed corporate titans and members of the warmongering “military-industrial complex,” conservatives criticize the soon-to-be-44th president [...]
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Real Losers in Election Could Be American Workers
October 28th, 2008 · No Comments
If Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats win next Tuesday’s election, they will likely have far more negative impact on the economy and American jobs than most voters realize, said Peter A. List, editor and chief blogger of EmployerReport.com, in a news release today. “Very few Americans realize that Democrats have become the bought-and-paid for [...]
Tags: · american jobs, Barack Obama, Democrats, efca, employee free choice act, employerreport.com, great depression, labor union, Obama, obama presidency, peter a. list, right-to-work laws, unionization
